Well put. Since I publish to a website, I have not used SourceWriter and will not be using Shared Events.
I haven't upgraded to Legacy 8 yet and wonder if there is any point. Regards, Jennifer http://colston-wenck.com From: CE Wood [mailto:wood...@msn.com] Sent: Saturday, 7 December 2013 7:13 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] When you die / GEDCOMS / Legacy fancy features Several in this group have posted regarding what happens to their research when they die. The custom features of Legacy which are not rendered correctly in GEDCOM pose a major problem in this regard. The NEHGS has asked for my collection, including my database. However, they will accept it only as a GEDCOM because that is the only way that it can be read in whatever program they use now or in the future (when I plan to die). That means using SourceWriter and Shared Events are not an option for me. In addition to the problems using Legacy with online websites except on Legacy’s own barebones one, this is another reason to wonder why all the focus on totally proprietary features. Until GEDCOMs accommodate Legacy’s fancy features, maintaining one’s research in a transferrable format is of primary importance. That is, if it matters whether anyone will be able to access your research in the future. CE Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
